I had nothing better to do since I obviously wouldn't be guarding anyone any time soon….well, at least for another few months.

Chapter 11

DPOV

Wow. That was all that came to mind as I looked at the picture of my small little child that was currently growing inside my Roza. I never thought that if I chose Rose, that children would be in our future without ways other than the traditional one. I literally felt my heart swell with more room to love our little one. There was no way I was going to let Rose be alone from now on. I didn't want a repeat of what happened a few days ago and now that I saw our child, I felt even more protective over him or her.

I folded up the picture and put it in my wallet. I knew that would be the safest place for the time being…until I could get a frame for it. Yep, I am going to be one of those dads who gushed over their children I can tell now. Rose scooted on her bed, making room for me. I lovingly took my place by her side. Everyone was starting to huddle around us by now. I noticed Janine and Abe standing next to me with the vase of flowers and the bag. I knew that it was stupid and unromantic to do this here and now, but actually…it felt so right to do this now. Our baby was fine and everyone (but my family) was here with us. Abe and Janine already gave me their go-ahead on this, so what the hell?

I got off the bed, assured my Roza that I wasn't leaving, and retrieved the items from her parents. Turning around, Rose gave me a questioning look…one that she has been giving me a lot lately…guess I am not as predictable as everyone thought. I walked over to her and handed her the flowers. A tear escaped her eye. "They are beautiful." That was all she could say. "Just wait till you see what's in the bag!" I shot Christian a glare as he said those words. Yet again, it earned me another glance from Rose. Guess I better get this over with.

I took the flowers from Rose and handed them to Lissa, who was practically bouncing up and down now. Rose sat up and swung her legs over the edge of the bed, about to get up. I lightly placed my hand on her shoulder to let her know I wanted her to stay where she was. Getting down on one knee, I reached into the bag and grabbed the box. I took a deep breath, preparing myself for what I was about to ask her.

"Roza, I didn't prepare a speech and I know that this isn't exactly how I wanted to be doing this, so I am just going to be blunt and to the point." As I took another deep breath, I noticed her doing the same. "Roza, will me make me even happier than I am now, though I am not sure if that is possible, and say you want to spend the rest of your life with me as my wife? I don't care if it isn't socially accepted or if I have to stop being a guardian, I just want to be with you forever. We could stay here at court, or live nearby, or fuck…move to Russia if that is what you want. I just want you as my wife and to be a family with our child. Please say you'll…" I was cut off from my rambling by one simple, yet life altering word. "Yes." "Yes?" Why the fuck am I questioning her? "Yes, Dimitri. I will marry you." I slid the ring on her finger and stood us both up.

Everyone around us started yelling and applauding. It was kinda strange to see Janine happy for us…considering she wanted to rip my fucking balls off the other day. I couldn't think to do anything in that moment other than the fact that I wanted to kick everyone the fuck out of here and just be alone with my Roza. It sucked that I asked her like this, but honestly, I didn't give a fuck. I wanted to remind her that I am here forever and that never again am I going to leave. Out of nowhere, I heard Eddie yell at Rose that she had a phone call. Eddie came up to us and handed Rose the phone. I gave her a questioning look and she shrugged.

RPOV

It seemed that everyone I cared about was already here at the moment…except for Sydney, Adrian, and of course Dimitri's family. I figure that Sydney is off doing her alchemist thing and nobody has heard from Adrian since he informed Lissa of my pregnancy. For all I knew, he was pissed that I have yet another connection to Dimitri and that there was absolutely no way I could be with him now. He had to know the true feelings that Dimitri harbored for me, and besides, he was there through everything I went through after Dimitri told me he didn't love me anymore. I decided to answer anyways. "Hello?"

"Hey there, Little Dhampir! Congratulations on the baby, being free, and getting engaged!" What the fuck? "Adrian, where the hell are you? Nobody has seen or heard from you in days!" He laughed on the other end of the phone. "I had some family business to attend to, but don't worry, I'll be back in about 2 days or so. Hey, let me talk to Lissa for a second before you give the phone back to Eddie." I gave the phone a disbelieving glance and handed the phone to Lissa. Now where was I? Oh yes.

I turned back to Dimitri, giving him my man-eating smile. He responded by cupping my face in his hands. "I love you so much Roza. I can't wait till you are released." I crushed my lips to his to shut him the hell up. For that brief moment, I forgot everyone else was there. It was just him and I…nothing else existed. That was until I heard someone clearing their throat.

Turning my head slowly in the direction the sound came from, I saw the doctor standing there with a clipboard in her hands while flashing a huge smile. "If you can manage to break yourselves apart for a few minutes, we can do one last checkup and get Ms. Hathaway out of here." At that, everyone but Dimitri left the room, giving us one last "Congratulations". Everything checked out alright, so I was free to go home as long as I promised to take it easy whilst training, no more sparring until after the baby was born, and get plenty of rest. Anything to get the fuck out of here already!

Home. I can't stay at Dimitri's all the time. Where am I going to go? Dimitri and I were walking out of the hospital as I bit my bottom lip while I was trying to remember how much money I had in my account to get my own place. "What is wrong, Roza?" He broke me out of my trance, cupping my face in his hands and using his thumbs to release my lip for the death grip of my teeth.

"Just wondering where my home is. I can't bother you by staying there all the time and once this baby is born, it would be too crowded there anyways. I was trying to remember how much money, if any, was left in my account. It kinda got dwindled down a bit by my previous…..habits." By now, he laid his forehead on mine. "Oh, Roza. That is nothing to worry about at this moment. You know you wouldn't be a bother to me by staying at my place. Think of it as our place, and once the baby is born, there will be more than enough room, trust me." I sighed in defeat and we continued walking with our fingers interlaced. I guess it will work for now.

Ok, so don't be all pissed at me. I know some of you were expecting a hot and heavy sex scene here, but I PROMISE it is coming soon...not gonna tell you when though! Just have some patience! Please review!